Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Diaphragm and Abdominal Wall Muscle Thickness with Fatty Liver Density in Elderly Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]
Gökçelik E +8 more
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Current Trends in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research and Therapy: 3D Cardiac Modelling
ABSTRACT Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), caused by dystrophin deficiency, presents a multifaceted challenge that affects both skeletal muscle function and cardiomyocyte homeostasis, causing progressive degeneration and life‐threatening cardiac complications by adolescence.
Marta Przymuszała +3 more
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Role of the Chest Wall in Newborn Respiratory Function at Birth. [PDF]
Diedericks C +8 more
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Abstract Background Point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) use continues to expand across multiple clinical subspecialties, and the need for standardization of training and quality assurance has become increasingly important. Despite the need for training, there are currently no widely accepted multispecialty criteria to define an acceptable quality POCUS ...
James Anstey +33 more
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Diaphragm Training in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Narrative Review of Rehabilitation and Clinical Implications. [PDF]
Bordoni B, Morabito B, Escher AR.
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Abstract Background Accurate needle placement is essential for prostate biopsy. Recently, transperineal prostate biopsies are receiving renewed interest due to concern over infection from conventional transrectal biopsies. However, accurate needle placement is more challenging in the transperineal approach than in the transrectal approach due to the ...
Nathan Hoffman +5 more
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Effects of manual diaphragm release on pain, disability and diaphragm function in patients with chronic neck pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Cheng KC +4 more
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Ultrasound Guidance to Augment Needle Electromyography Precision in the Complex Nerve Injury Setting
ABSTRACT The rise in popularity of nerve transfer surgery in individuals with peripheral nerve and spinal cord injuries has elevated the importance of the preoperative electrodiagnostic examination. Needle electromyography (EMG) provides peripheral nerve surgeons with precise information about donor and recipient muscle health, aiding in decisions ...
Nelson Saddler +4 more
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Ribitol treatment rescues dystroglycanopathy mice with common L276I mutation. [PDF]
Wu B +8 more
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This work proposes ferroptosis as a mechanistic driver of age‐related muscle dysfunction, whereby iron dyshomeostasis and impaired antioxidant capacity promote lipid peroxidation, and eventually trigger ferroptosis, leading to muscle wasting, and ultimately contributing to weakness and functional decline with aging.
Rola S. Zeidan +6 more
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